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Ohio  Wesleyan  University 

BULLETIN 


ALUMNI  NEWS  NUMBER 


Entered  Fdl>ruary  24,  1 902,  at  Delaware,  Ohi^^as  tecond'class  matt^,  under  Act  of  Congrets, 

July  1 6.  1 894. 


VOL.  XII  MAY  1,  1913  No.  3 


Ohio  Wesleyan  University 

BULLETIN 

ALUMNI  NEWS  NUMBER 


ISSUED  BI-MONTHLY 


Entered  February  24,  1902,  at  Delaware.  Ohio,  as  second-class  matter,  under  Act  of  Congress, 

July  16,  1894. 


CONTENTS 


Dedication  

Foreword  

Semi-centennial  Class 

Founders’  Day.. 

Alumni  Gifts 

Gunsaulus  Collection 

The  Alumni  Among  Methodist  Leaders. 
Ohio  Wesleyan  in  the  Missionary  Field. 

Class  Publications 

Alumni  Organization... 

Alumni  News  Notes 

Advance  Announcements 


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In  honor  of  their  semi-centennial  reunion 
this  number  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
Bulletin  is  cordially  dedicated  to  the  class  of 
1863. 


FORWORD: 


The  purpose  of  this  News  Bulletin  is  to  give  to  all  the  alumni 
some  items  of  interest  concerning  the  University,  with  a report 
of  the  activities  of  their  friends  and  classmates.  A few  special 
features,  chiefly  of  an  historical  nature,  are  included  in  the 
belief  that  they  will  be  of  interest  to  all.  The  aim  in  the  per- 
sonal notes  has  been  to  report  marriages,  deaths,  new  appoint- 
ments, promotions  and  honors  and  such  other  items  as  give 
new  information.  These  personal  notes  should  naturally  prove 
of  the  greatest  interest,  yet  they  are  the  most  difficult  feature 
to  provide  owing  to  lack  of  co-operation.  The  response  to  the 
editor’s  request  in  the  November  BULLETIN  for  personal  news 
items  was  exceedingly  discouraging.  This  of  course  was  not  due 
to  intentional  indifference.  You  of  the  alumni  are  just  too 
busy,  perhaps  too  modest,  or  too  far  away  to  remember  that 
any  news  from  you,  wherever  you  may  be,  or  whatever  you  may 
be  doing,  is  always  welcomed  by  your  Alma  Mater  and  especially 
by  your  college  friends. 

If  your  name  does  not  appear  in  these  notes,  remember  that 
the  editor  had  no  way  of  getting  news,  save  through  you  or 
some  of  your  friends.  If  your  name  should  appear  and  the 
information  should  not  prove  entirely  correct,  remember  that  the 
item  is  probably  a product  of  the  scissors  and  some  press  report. 

Finally,  if  another  call  for  personal  items  is  made,  remember 
that  just  as  you  are  glad  to  hear  what  your  classmates  are  doing, 
so  they  are  perhaps  even  eager  to  learn  of  your  activities.  Take 
a quiet  moment  to  revive  old  memories  and,  while  the  mood  is 
upon  you,  send  a message  for  Alma  Mater  and  for  friends  of 
other  days. 


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THE  SEMI-CENTENNIAL  CLASS 


In  recent  years  special  effort  has  been  made  to  secure  as  far 
as  possible  the  presence  of  the  members  of  the  semi-centennial 
classes  for  reunions  and  for  the  Commencement  exercises.  Sev- 
eral members  of  ’62  graced  the  Commencement  season  with  their 
presence  last  year.  It  is  hoped  that  a still  larger  representation 
from  the  class  of  ’63  may  be  able  to  meet  at  the  University  during 
the  coming  Commencement  season.  At  the  time  of  graduation 
therej  were  nineteen  men  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  class  of  ’63 
and  seventeen  women  in  the  class  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Female 
College.  Of  these*  so  far  as  is  known  at  the  University,  nine 
men  and  fourteen  women  are  still  living.  The  faculty  extends 
to  one  and  all  of  these  a special  invitation  and  a hearty  welcome 
to  the  University  for  their  semi-centennial  reunion  June  next. 


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THE  MEN  OF  ’63. 


FOUNDERS’  DAY 

By  the  action  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  December  28,  1911, 
November  1 3th,  the  anniversary  of  the  formal  opening  of  the 
College,  was  officially  designated  as  Founders’  Day.  In  accord- 
ance with  this  provision  the 

SIXTY-EIGHTH  ANNIVERSARY 

of  the  founding  of  the  University  was  celebrated  November  1 3th, 
in  connection  with  the  regular  chapel  service.  The  program  in- 
cluded an  original  song,  “Oh,  Delaware!’’  sung  by  the  author, 
Mrs.  T.  G.  Duvall,  and  an  historical  address  by  our  senior 
professor,  Richard  Parsons.  He  spoke  in  part  as  follows: 

“The  Methodism  which  was  born  and  cradled  in  one  of 
the  most  ancient  universities  of  the  world  (Oxford)  did  not  by 
changing  continents  wholly  forget  her  high  origin  and  great 
mission.  In  1 790  she  founded  Cokesbury  College  in  Mary- 
land, and  in  1822  she  planted  on  the  Ohio  River  in  Kentucky, 
Augusta  College,  the  first  Methodist  college  in  the  world  author- 
ized to  confer  college  degrees.  Augusta  College  became  justly 
popular,  but  owing  to  an  offer  by  the  Kentucky  Legislature  of 
Transylvania  University  to  the  Methodist  Church,  a part,  and  a 
large  part,  of  her  students  went  to  Lexington  and  finally  the 
charter  of  the  institution  was  revoked  by  the  legislature  in  1847. 

The  decline  of  Augusta  College  left  the  Ohio  Conference 
free  to  consider  other  educational  enterprises.  By  a series  of 
unexpected  events,  a site  for  a new  institution  was  found  here  in 
Delaware.  In  1824  Judge  Henry  Baldwin,  of  Pittsburg,  do- 
nated to  the  village  of  Delaware  five  acres  of  ground,  embracing 
the  site  of  the  White  Sulphur  Spring.  In  1833  two  enter- 
prising citizens.  Judge  Thomas  Powell  and  Columbus  W.  Kent, 
erected  on  this  site  a fine  hotel  which  soon  became  known  as 
the  Mansion  House.  The  enterprise  was  not  a success  in  a bus- 
iness way,  and  in  1841  Judge  Powell,  who  had  become  the  sole 
proprietor,  determined  to  abandon  the  project. 

At  the  suggestion  of  Rev.  Adam  Poe,  then  the  Methodist 
pastor  in  Delaware,  the  citizens  of  the  village  offered  to  donate 
this  property  with  an  additional  five  acres  to  the  North  Ohio 
and  the  Ohio  Conferences  on  condition  that  a college  should  be 
established  upon  it  within  five  years.  In  due  time  the  offer  was 
accepted  by  the  conferences.  A charter  was  granted  by  the 
legislature  March  7,  1 842.  For  one  year  Capt.  Cobb,  U.  S.  A. 

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IN  THE 


conducted  a school  by  permission  of  the  trustees,  and  for  two 
years,  ’42-44,  Prof.  Solomon  Howard  carried  on  a private 
school.  At  a meeting  of  the  trustees,  on  August  25,  1844,  it 
was  determined  to  begin  college  work  on  November  1 3.  No- 
vember the  thirteenth  arrived,  and  the  one  building  and  the 
single  professor  were  supplemented  by  two  young  men,  viz: 
William  G.  Williams  and  Enoch  G.  Dial. 

This  faculty  of  three  received  that  day  twenty-nine  students, 
not  as  many,  so  Howard  informed  his  youthful  assistants,  as  he 
used  to  have  before  his  invaluable  reinforcements  arrived. 

The  students  were  received  in  the  basement  of  the  old  Man- 
sion House,  in  the  room  on  the  north  which  had  formerly  been 
the  dining  room  of  the  hotel.  During  the  first  year  or  two  of 
college  use  the  various  buildings  on  the  grounds  erected  by 
families  were  removed  and  walks  were  constructed.  After  New 
Year’s,  the  second  professor,  Sherman  M.  Johnson,  arrived  from 
Augusta,  Ky.,  and  work  in  the  Classics  was  begun.  By  the 
close  of  the  year  rather  more  than  one  hundred  students  had 
been  enrolled.  The  following  year,  1845,  Prof.  Howard  was 
superseded  by  L.  D.  McCabe  as  professor  of  Mathematics,  and 
Frederick  Merrick  was  added  as  professor  of  Natural  Sciences. 

Dr.  Merrick,  Dr.  McCabe  and  Dr.  Williams  taught  side 
by  side  and  lived  side  by  side  for  more  than  fifty  years.  “They 
were  lovely  and  pleasant  in  their  lives  and  in  their  death  they 
were  not  divided.’* 

The  president,  Dr.  Edward  Thomson,  took  charge  in  1 846, 
at  the  first  commencement,  when  the  first  graduate,  Wm.  D. 
Godman,  was  recognized.  Dr.  Thomson  was  absent-minded  as 
well  as  heavenly-minded.  After  he  had  delivered  a great  sermon 
in  Detroit,  his  wife  and  another  lady  came  up  with  others.  He 
shook  his  wife  warmly  by  the  hand,  remarking  kindly  that  he 
thought  he  had  met  her  somewhere,  but  could  not  recall  her 
name.  The  citizens  all  loved  him  greatly,  and  the  students 
adored  him.  He  was  elected  Bishop  in  1 864.  In  his  admin- 
istration, Thomson  Chapel  and  Sturges  Library  were  erected. 

In  the  administration  of  President  Merrick  Science  Hall  was 
built.  In  that  of  President  Bash  ford  Gray  Chaoel  and  Slocum 
Library  were  erected,  and  in  that  of  President  Welch,  Edwards 
Gymnasium  and  Sanborn  Hall  of  Music. 

In  the  earlier  days  the  University  was  open  to  men  only.  In 

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1852  an  institution  for  young  women  was  organized  as  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  Female  College.  After  a separate  existence  of  twenty- 
five  years  this  institution  was  united  with  the  University  and  its 
previous  graduates  recognized  as  alumae. 

After  sixty  years  of  existence  the  University  has  today  about 
a thousand  graduates  engaged  in  the  work  of  education;  about 
seven  hundred  are  in  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  and  other 
churches  at  home  and  abroad;  some  six  hundred  are  practicing 
medicine;  over  five  hundred  are  engaged  in  the  legal  profession; 
while  many  others  are  engaged  in  industrial  and  commercial 
enterprises.  Not  a few  have  earned  places  of  distinction  in  letters 
and  in  public  life.” 

In  connection  with  the  celebration,  a collection  of  early  relics 
associated  with  the  Mansion  House  (Elliott  Hall)  was  exhibited 
in  the  chapel  corridor.  This  included  a seventy-two  year  old 
German  silver  hard  cider  barrel,  a stage  coach  poster  of  sixty-five 
years  ago,  and  some  of  the  old  Elliott  Hall  mansion  china,  now 
worth  over  $25  each. 

The  hard  cider  barrel  was  in  miniature,  and  was  exhibited 
by  every  good  Whig  either  in  his  store  or  his  parlor  during  the 
campaign  of  W.  H.  Harrison  in  1 840.  The  china  plates  were 
used  in  the  old  Mansion  House,  now  Elliott  Hall,  during  the  days 
of  Judge  Powell’s  residence  in  the  house. 

The  stage  coach  poster  was  perhaps  the  most  interesting  of  all 
the  exhibit.  Some  of  its  statements  were  peculiarly  quaint  and 
startling.  “Daily  Coach  between  Cincinnati  and  Wheeling — 
through  in  45  hours!  . . . Telegraph  line  will  run  daily 

between  Columbus  and  Sandusky  City  via  Delaware,  Marion 
and  Bucyrus.  By  this  route  passengers  will  have  an  oppor- 
tunity of  visiting  the  White  Sulphur  Springs  at  Delaware  . 

The  beauty  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the  high  medical 
characteristics  of  the  water  make  this  a pleasant  and  fashionable 
retreat  during  the  watering  season.”  This  and  many  similar 
startling  things  are  recorded  on  the  old  poster.  The  poster 
was  found  in  the  effects  of  Otho  Hinton  who  at  one  time  ran  the 
Donavin  Hotel. 

A list  of  the  subscriptions  made  by  the  citizens  of  Delaware 
to  the  amount  of  about  $10,000,  to  purchase  the  original  campus 
and  Mansion  House  as  a site  for  the  University,  was  also  included 
in  the  exhibit. 


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ALUMNI  GIFTS 

The  loyalty  of  its  graduates  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  assets 
of  any  college.  It  is  natural  and  fitting  that  love  for  Alma  Mater 
should  express  itself  in  substantial  contributions  to  the  vs^orking 
equipment  of  the  college.  It  is  a pleasure  to  note  recent  expres- 
sions of  this  kind  on  the  part  of  the  alumni  of  Ohio  Wesleyan. 

The  most  notable  example  in  recent  years  are  the  gifts  of 
Mrs.  M.  B.  Clason  (Annie  M.  Sanborn,  O.  W.  F.  C.  *59). 
Her  gifts  include  $53,325  for  the  beautiful  Sanborn  Hall  of 
Music.  By  bequest  in  her  will,  the  equipment  of  this  hall  has 
been  completed  since  her  death  by  the  addition  of  a fine  pipe 
organ  at  an  expense  of  $6,775.  In  addition  to  the  above,  her 
bequest  provided  for  the  Clason  Foundation  of  $4,500  for  the 
literature  of  good  citizenship. 

As  was  to  be  expected,  the  loyal  alumni  contributed  an  impor- 
tant part  toward  the  completion  of  the  Forward  Movement 
Fund.  The  gifts  of  the  several  classes  amount  in  all  to  $80,- 
944.20,  or  about  one-fourth  of  the  $325,000  raised  by  the 
trustees  to  meet  the  offers  of  the  General  Board  and  Mr.  Car- 
negie. A tentative  list  of  the  subscriptions  of  the  several  classes 
was  published  in  the  Commencement  BULLETIN.  This  list  has 
been  carefully  checked  and  revised  by  the  Treasurer,  and  the 
corrected  list  is  given  herewith: 


CLASS  SUBSCRIPTIONS  TO  FORWARD  MOVEMENT  FUND 


1858 

$ 615.00 

1885 

$1,866.00 

1859 

No  subscriptions 

1 886 

460.40 

1860... 

55.00 

1887 

1,532.00 

1861.... 

2,080.00 

1888 

2,532.50 

1 862... 

100.00 

1889 

2,176.00 

1863- 

-O.  w. 

U.  235.00 

1 890 

1,480.00 

W.  F. 

C.  691.00 

1891 

1,002.00 

1 864... 

205.00 

1892 

1,886.00 

1865... 

347.50 

1893 

2,096.00 

1 866... 

1,240.00 

1 894 

2,334.00 

1867... 

425.00 

1895 

1,603.30 

1 868... 

1,340.00 

1896 

1,330.00 

1869... 

95.00 

1897 

2,076.50 

1870... 

1,949.00 

1 898 

1,253.50 

1871.... 

1,325.00 

1899 

1,572.00 

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1872 

7,800.00 

1900 

1,179.00 

1873 

1,570.00 

1901 

1,259.00 

1874 

1,130.00 

1902 

1,464.00 

1875 

375.00 

1903 

6,052.00 

1876 

1,655.00 

1904 

867.00 

1877 

1,140.00 

1905 

1,219.00 

1878 

1,286.00 

1906 

1,169.00 

1879 

2,105.00 

1907 

901.50 

1 880 

2,300.00 

1908 

1,689.50 

1881 

827.50 

1909 

1,180.50 

1 882 

1,555.00 

1910 

1,274.00 

1883 

1,601.00 

1911 

722.00 

1 884 

2,720.50 

Total 

$80,944.20 

GUNSAULUS  COLLECTION 

A recent  gift  of  unique  and  special  value  is  the  collection  of 
autograph  letters  and  portraits  of  prominent  Americans,  estab- 
lished by  Dr.  Frank  W.  Gunsaulus  ’75,  President  of  Armour 
Institute,  Chicago,  111.  The  first  installment  of  this  collection 
was  sent  to  Professor  R.  T.  Stevenson  of  the  Chair  of  Ameri- 
can History,  June,  1912,  and  consisted  of  thirty-one  valuable 
autograph  letters  and  portraits.  Recently  seventeen  more  letters 
and  several  portraits  have  been  added,  making  a total  collection 
of  forty-eight  letters  and  twenty  portraits.  These  will  constitute 
an  important  aid  to  the  study  of  history  and  biography,  and  are 
a peculiarly  fitting  addition  to  the  library  of  the  University. 
Twelve  of  the  more  important  letters,  accompanied  by  portraits, 
are  being  framed  and  will  be  hung  in  the  Library.  Others  will 
be  mounted  and  exhibited  in  glass  cases. 

The  following  items  of  the  collection  are  of  special  interest: 
A portrait  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  a vellum  document  signed 
by  him;  a letter  of  W.  H.  Seward,  addressed  to  G.  W.  Childs; 
an  interesting  group  of  letters  representing  three  generations  of 
the  Adams  family,  John  Adams,  John  Q.  Adams  and  Charles 
Francis  Adams;  a letter  of  Ohio’s  famous  orator,  Tom  Corwin; 
one  written  in  1812  by  James  Monroe  and  addressed  to  General 
George  Mason  of  Georgetown;  a letter  and  portrait  of  Abraham 
Lincoln;  a note  by  Daniel  Webster,  and  in  immediate  relation 
to  it  one  from  Robert  Hayne.  Dr.  Gunsaulus  writes  that  he 
went  over  the  Hayne  territory,  gathering  most  interesting  remin- 

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Dr.  Frank  W.  Gunsaulus,  Class  of  75. 

iscences  of  the  orator  who  lives  today  because  of  his  connection 
with  Webster.  While  going  through  South  Carolina  he  was 
fortunate  enough  to  get  others,  including  a rarely  interesting  one 
written  by  John  C.  Calhoun  to  his  great  antagonist,  Daniel  Web- 
ster. From  another  part  of  the  country  is  added  one  written 
to  Webster  by  Washington  Irving,  another  to  Webster  from 
Flenry  A.  Wise  who  hung  John  Brown.  In  the  collection  are 
letters  of  living  interest  from  General  O.  O.  Howard,  Light- 
Horse  Harry  Lee,  Governor  George  Clinton,  Robert  Morris, 

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the  Revolutionary  patriot  treasurer,  and  a highly  important  and 
lengthy  letter  from  James  Madison  to  George  Washington  upon 
the  vast  interests  of  the  West.  The  latter  is  a document  of  the 
highest  value.  Among  the  names  in  the  collection  are  that  of 
Gerrit  Smith,  the  anti-slavery  orator,  Robert  E.  Lee  and  others 
of  prime  interest  and  significance. 

It  is  a matter  of  pride  and  congratulation  to  know  that  our 
alumni  are  thinking  of  us  after  this  fashion,  and  are  making 
the  University  a beneficiary  from  their  rich  collections,  built  up 
after  their  own  rare  tastes,  and  through  years  of  well-directed 
effort 


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THE  ALUMNI  AMONG  METHODIST  LEADERS 

In  founding  the  University  the  fathers  were  prompted  in  part 
by  the  belief  that  such  an  institution,  in  addition  to  the  training 
of  an  efficient  Christian  citizenship,  would  in  a special  way  pro- 
vide a strong  leadership  for  the  educational,  pastoral  and  mis- 
sionary work  of  the  Church.  That  they  were  not  mistaken  in 
this  conviction  is  abundantly  attested  by  the  action  of  the  church 
in  calling  so  many  of  her  sons  and  daughters  to  the  most  im- 
portant positions  of  trust  and  leadership. 

Of  course  it  is  possible  to  mention  only  conspicuous  examples. 


Bishop  Naphtali  Luccock,  LL.D.,  Class  of  74. 

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Bishop  Wilbur  P.  Thirkield,  LL.D.,  Class  of  76. 

A notable  illustration  is  the  fact  that  three  times  in  succession 
her  sister  institution,  DePauw  University,  has  chosen  one  of  Ohio 
Wesleyan’s  graduates  as  its  president.  I he  latest  in  this  notable 
succession  is  the  Rev.  George  R.  Grose,  D.D.,  of  the  class  of 
’94,  who  becomes  the  successor  of  his  classmate.  Bishop  McCon- 
nell. 

More  conspicuous  still  is  the  honor  conferred  upon  the  Univer- 
sity by  the  action  of  the  General  Conference  in  calling  so  many 
of  her  sons  to  the  bishopric,  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the 
Church.  The  unusual  action  of  the  last  General  Conference,  in 

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electing  three  graduates  of  the  University  to  this  office  at  one 
time,  emphasizes  a rather  curious  fact.  The  earliest  graduate 
of  Ohio  Wesleyan  to  be  made  a Bishop  was  Charles  C.  McCabe, 
whose  first  degree,  an  honorary  one,  was  given  him  in  1 864. 
Then  came  Bishop  Elijah  E.  Hoss,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  South,  who,  though  he  did  not  complete  his  course  here, 
was  a member  of  the  class  of  1869.  Bishop  Naphtali  Luccock, 
recently  chosen,  graduated  in  1874;  Bishop  William  F.  McDow- 
ell belonged  to  the  class  of  1879;  Bishop  William  F.  Anderson 


to  1884;  Bishop  Edwin  H.  Hughes  to  1889,  and  Bishop  Francis 
J.  McConnell  recently  elected,  to  1 894.  Thus  each  class  at 
five-year  intervals  for  a period  of  thirty  years  was  represented 
by  a Bishop.  Lest  it  should  appear,  however,  that  there  was  no 
hope  of  such  distinction  for  the  men  graduating  in  other  classes 
than  those  ending  in  four  and  nine,  a break  in  the  tradition  was 
made  by  the  election  of  Bishop  W.  P.  Thirkfield,  of  ’76.  Hence- 
forth the  episcopacy  may  be  regarded  as  an  open  field  for  all. 
We  have  been  happy  in  supplying  so  many  men  of  recognized 
worth  for  this  high  office  in  the  Church.  At  present,  of  the 
twenty-three  effective  General  Superintendents,  six  are  graduates 
of  our  own  University. 

The  alumni  will  be  glad  to  see  the  likenesses  of  our  three 
latest  Bishops. 


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OHIO  WESLEYAN  ON  THE  MISSION  FIELD. 

Over  a hundred  living  alumni  on  the  mission  field.  Such  is 
the  record  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  according  to  the  Alumni  Directory 
of  1911.  Approximately  a tithe  of  the  present  enrollment  kept 
on  the  frontiers  of  civilization  and  standing  for  the  culture  which 
finds  so  fair  an  expression  in  the  Alma  Mater  at  Delaware. 

This  is  real  university  extension;  genuine  fulfillment  of  the 
function  for  which  a Christian  college  is  founded.  This  record 
of  Ohio  Wesleyan  has  been  surpassed  by  no  other  Methodist 
college,  and  only  one  college  in  the  country  lays  claim  to  have 
been  more  largely  represented  in  the  mission  field.  Re-enforced 
by  an  efficient  department  of  Missions,  it  may  be  expected  that 
even  a higher  record  will  be  made  and  maintained  in  the  future. 

The  first  missionary  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  was  Nathan  Sites 
of  the  class  of  ’59.  He  accepted  the  call  in  a day  when  volun- 
teering was  less  ordinary  than  today  when  Edinburgh  confer- 
ences and  Laymen’s  movements  are  the  subject  of  leading  editor- 
ials in  the  daily  press.  When  young  Sites  went  to  China,  the 
trip  to  the  almost  unknown  Orient  was  no  holiday  excursion.  The 
life  of  the  missionary  meant  a complete  severance  of  all  home 
ties,  with  few  visitors  from  the  homeland  and  a six  months  wait 
to  receive  replies  to  letters,  even  when  they  were  promptly 
answered. 

From  1861  to  1895  Nathan  Sites  labored  in  South  China, 
devoting  practically  his  whole  time  to  evangelistic  work.  Others 
might  be  called  to  other  forms  of  service  but  he  was  pre-eminently 
the  bearer  of  the  evangel.  Like  Paul  it  was  his  ambition  to 
preach  the  Gospel  where  it  had  never  been  known.  And  like 
Paul  his  ambition  found  fulfillment.  It  is  not  given  to  many  to 
be  pioneers,  but  Nathan  Sites  won  the  title  and  glorified  it  through 
more  than  thirty  years  of  journeying  up  the  rivers  and  over  the 
mountains  of  the  Fukien  Province. 

He  planted  churches,  discovered  leaders,  started  schools, 
planned  advances  into  new  territory,  in  addition  to  the  constant 
care  of  the  little  bodies  of  Christians  who  had  but  recently  come 
out  of  pagan  darkness.  He  was  a missionary  through  and 
through  and  gave  himself  without  reserve  to  his  people,  the 
Cliinese.  It  is  no  wonder  they  loved  him  and  looked  on  him  as 
a veritable  father. 

There  is  little  need  to  speak  of  his  death,  for  he  lives  in  the 

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NATHAN  SITES,  Class  of  ’59, 

Ohio  Wesleyan’s  First  Foreign  Missionary. 
Fukien  Province,  China,  1861-1895. 


work  which  he  initiated  and  the  lives  of  the  men  and  women  he 
inspired.  The  sons  and  daughters  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  are  glad 
he  is  one  of  their  own.  They  will  do  well  to  follow  his  example 
of  unselfish  devotion  to  humanity  and  to  Jesus  Christ,  humanity’s 
only  Hope. 


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CLASS  PUBLICATIONS. 


In  connection  with  their  quinquennial  reunions,  a number  of 
the  classes  have  undertaken  with  admirable  success  the  publication 
of  Class  Souvenirs. 

The  first  enterprise  of  this  kind  was  a very  creditable  Class 
Book  published  by  the  class  of  ’79  at  the  time  of  their  twentieth 
anniversary. 

In  1910  the  enterprising  class  of  ’70,  the  publishers  of  the 
famous  Chain,  the  forerunner  of  the  Bijou,  celebrated  their 
fortieth  anniversary  by  publishing  an  attractive  volume,  “The 
Chain  of  Forty  Links,’’  edited  by  George  A.  Jackson  of  New 
York  City.  The  volume  displays  individual  graduation  pictures, 
a present-day  group,  views  of  the  college,  and  interesting  sketches 
of  the  forty  members  of  the  class. 

Emulating  this  excellent  precedent,  under  the  lead  and  editorship 
of  Rev.  Dr.  W.  D.  Cherington,  the  class  of  ’71  celebrated  their 
fortieth  anniversary  with  a successful  reunion  and  the  publication 
of  a beautiful  “Souvenir  of  Forty  Years.’’  The  special  feature 
of  this  volume  is  the  presentation,  side  by  side,  of  then  and  now 
pictures  of  all  the  living  members  of  the  class. 

Class  books  have  been  published  also  by  1897,  1900,  1901, 
1903  and  1907.  It  is  understood  that  several  other  publications 
of  this  kind  are  now  under  way.  Copies  of  the  class  publications 
are  being  preserved  in  the  Library. 

With  the  growing  interest  in  quinquennial  reunions  and  class 
activities,  the  need  of  more  permanent  organization  has  been  felt. 
Some  of  the  classes  have  adopted  the  plan  of  electing  their 
officers  for  quinquennial  periods.  The  success  of  class  enterprises 
depends  much  upon  the  enthusiasm  and  energy  of  the  officers. 


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ALUMNI  ORGANIZATIONS. 

The  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  has  shared  in  the  general 
awakening  of  interest  and  activity  among  the  alumni  of  all  the 
colleges.  The  splendid  part  of  the  alumni  in  the  Forword 
Movement  campaign  is  a substantial  evidence  of  this  new  life 
and  interest. 

It  is  not  surprising  that  this  new  interest  should  have  led  to  a 
demand  for  improvements  in  organization.  The  creation  of  the 
Alumni  Council  and  the  increased  activity  of  the  local  Associa- 
tions are  expressions  of  this  demand.  The  organization  of  the 
Council  raised  the  question  of  its  function  and  its  relation  to  the 
general  Association.  7 he  committee  appointed  last  Commence' 
ment  to  consider  this  problem  will  probably  report  a plan  for  the 
co-ordination  of  the  two  bodies. 

With  a view  to  a more  effective  organization,  the  advisability 
of  appointing  an  Alumni  Secretary,  who  shall  give  his  whole  time 
to  the  interests  of  the  alumni,  and  the  publication  of  a regular 
Alumni  Magazine,  has  been  suggested.  To  carry  out  these  ideas 
a considerable  endowment  would  probably  be  required.  If  these 
features  commend  themselves  to  the  judgment  of  the  alumni  at 
large,  no  doubt  the  means  will  be  forthcoming. 

In  another  direction  there  has  been  some  agitation  for  im- 
provement in  the  methods  of  the  Association.  Some  have  sug- 
gested the  desirability  of  extending  to  the  absent  alumni  the 
privilege  of  participating,  in  some  manner,  in  the  nominations  for 
alumni  trustees  and  visitors.  Three  proposals  of  this  nature  were 
submitted  to  the  Association  at  its  last  annual  meeting  and  are  in 
the  hands  of  the  special  committee  on  constitutional  revision. 

Others  have  urgently  expressed  the  desire  for  a strictly  secret 
form  of  ballot  for  those  who  vote  by  mail.  Such  a method  is 
now  permissible  for  those  who  vote  in  person,  but  not  for  others 
Since  nearly  all  the  ballots  are  now  cast  by  mail  some  feel  that 
the  entire  election  should  be  conducted  in  this  manner  and  com- 
pleted at  some  fixed  date  prior  to  Commencement,  thus  eliminat- 
ing the  necessity  for  canvassing  of  ballots  on  Alumni  Day  and 
giving  the  Association  freer  opportunity  for  discussion  and  import- 
ant business.  To  provide  for  the  last  two  suggestions  some  legal 
changes  in  the  charter  would  be  necessary. 

In  all  these  matters  the  will  of  the  majority  of  the  alumni  will 
doubtless  be  made  known  and  observed  in  due  time. 


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ALUMNI  NEWS  NOTES. 

General. 

President  Herbert  Welch,  LL.D.,  who  with  his  family,  has 
been  enjoying  a Sabbatical  year  in  Europe,  will  arrive  in  Dela- 
ware May  9th. 

In  the  absence  of  President  Welch,  Vice  President  R.  T.  Stev- 
enson, D.D.,  has  been  in  charge  as  acting  president. 

Professor  Stevenson  is  receiving  much  well-deserved  commen- 
dation for  the  able  manner  in  which  he  has  met  the  added  duties 
and  responsibilities. 

The  last  series  of  Merrick  Lectures,  delivered  by  Bishop  F.  J. 
McConnell,  LL.D.,  has  just  come  from  the  press  under  the  title, 
“The  Increase  of  Faith.” 

The  Joint  Commission  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Central  Ohio 
Conferences  includes  six  Ohio  Wesleyan  graduates,  Drs.  E.  D. 
Whitlock,  ’66;  Frank  G.  Mitchell,  ’67;  G.  W.  Dubois,  ’72; 
Merrick  E.  Ketcham,  ’79;  A.  B.  Austin,  ’85;  A.  E.  Smith,  ’87. 

A correction.  While  regretting  the  error  in  the  necrology  of 
the  Commencement  number  of  the  University  Bulletin  in  reporting 
the  death  of  George  B.  Merriman  of  the  class  of  ’63,  it  is  a 
pleasure  to  state  that  Mr.  Merriman  is  yet  very  much  alive  at  his 
home  in  Washington,  D.  C.  The  erroneous  item  in  the  Bulletin 
was  copied  from  a press  report, 

Antonio  Andrew  Arrighi,  an  Ohio  Wesleyan  student  in  the 
60’s,  now  a pastor  in  New  York  City,  is  the  author  of  a popular 
story,  “Antonio,  the  Galley  Slave.” 

Professor  C.  A.  Herrick,  former  student  of  Ohio  Wesleyan 
and  assistant  professor  in  English,  has  been  compelled  by  illness 
to  take  a leave  of  absence  for  the  remainder  of  the  year  and  is 
now  convalescing  in  Brookline,  Mass. 

Three  of  the  alumni.  Bishop  William  F.  Anderson,  84;  Pro- 
fessor R.  T.  Stevenson,  ’73,  and  Rev.  E.  O.  Crist,  ’98,  of  the 
Central  Ohio  Conference,  are  directors  of  the  newly  incorporated 
General  Deaconess  Board  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Mrs.  Abagail  Merrick  Semans,  widow  of  the  late  Professor 
William  O.  Semans,  mother  of  Dr.  William  M.  Semans,  ’83; 


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Dr.  E.  M.  Semans,  '86;  Dr.  Harry  Semans,  ’90,  and  Mrs. 
Mary  Semans  Starkweather,  ’90,  died  at  her  home  in  Delaware, 
Ohio,  Monday  morning,  January  13th,  1913,  as  the  result  of  an 
accident.  Mrs.  Semans,  who  was  seventy- four  years  old  at  the 
time  of  her  death,  had  been  for  years  a leader  in  the  religious  and 
philanthropic  work  of  Delaware,  and  will  be  affectionately 
remembered  by  many,  especially  the  earlier  alumni. 

George  E.  Lawrence,  a student  in  Ohio  Wesleyan  in  the  early 
60’s,  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Marion,  Ohio,  in  February. 

Samuel  H.  Bartram,  one  of  the  first  students  of  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University,  died  at  his  home  in  Marion,  Tuesday, 
January  7th,  1913,  at  the  age  of  84. 

Judge  E.  B.  Dillon  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  nominated  for 
Governor  of  Ohio  by  the  last  Republican  State  Convention  but 
declined  the  nomination.  Judge  Dillon  was  a former  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan student  and  received  the  honorary  degree  of  M.A.  in  1907. 

The  death  of  Willis  McAllister,  a former  student,  took  place 
at  his  home  in  Columbus,  Friday,  November  15,  1912. 

The  death  of  Dr.  Thomas  C.  Tipton  occurred  at  his  home  in 
Williamsport,  Ohio,  September  28th,  1912,  at  the  age  of  85. 
Dr.  Tipton  was  one  of  the  earliest  students  of  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
having  entered  the  University  in  1 844. 

Gideon  F\  Castle,  a student  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  in  ’57,  attorney- 
at-law,  died  at  his  home  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  March  16th,  1913. 

Judge  James  H.  Anderson,  an  early  student,  passed  away  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  June  27th,  1912,  at  the  age  of  79.  Judge  An- 
derson was  a delegate  to  the  first  Ohio  Republican  Convention, 
former  consul  at  Hamburg,  and  a personal  friend  of  Lincoln. 

Report  has  just  been  received  of  the  death  of  Miss  Isabel 
Johnson,  a graduate  of  the  School  of  Music,  at  Ashland,  Ohio, 
March  13,  1913. 

Rev.  Samuel  A.  Lattimore,  a graduate  of  De  Pauw  Univer- 
sity, who  reecived  the  honorary  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Ohio 
Wesleyan  in  *73,  died  recently  at  his  home  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Ohio  Wesleyan  has  been  known  and  esteemed  for  its  emphasis 
upon  spiritual  values,  and  especially  for  the  depth  and  power  of 
its  special  religious  services.  The  alumni  will  be  gratified  to 

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learn  that  the  meetings  of  this  year  were  of  more  than  usual 
power  and  breadth  of  influence.  Hundreds  of  decisions  were 
made  and  announced,  and  all  were  influenced  for  good.  - The 
work  of  Dr.  C.  L.  Meade  of  Baltimore,  the  special  leader  for 
the  series,  was  approved  of  God  in  the  abundant  fruitage.  A 
genuine  leader,  with  a warm  heart,  a clear  head,  and  a strong  and 
effective  message,  his  service  to  the  University  and  its  students  is 
beyond  measure. 

Mrs.  Bonham,  mother  of  Scott  Bonham,  ’82,  of  Cincinnati, 
one  of  the  alumni  trustees  of  the  University,  passed  away  at  her 
home  in  Cincinnati,  Tuesday,  March  4th,  1913. 

The  generous  recognition  that  has  been  accorded  to  the  grad- 
uates in  the  selection  of  trustees  for  the  University  by  the  several 
appointing  bodies,  is  doubtless  fitting  as  well  as  gratifying  to  the 
alumni.  Of  the  possible  thirty-one  elective  trustees,  under  present 
conditions,  twenty-one  were  chosen  by  the  several  conferences,  five 
by  the  alumni  and  five  by  the  trustees.  Of  the  thirty-one,  nine 
are  ministers  and  twenty-two  are  laymen,  while  nineteen  are 
alumni  and  twelve  are  non-graduates. 

Mr.  A.  M.  Zorn,  a recent  student  of  the  University,  more 
recently  engaged  in  insurance  work  in  Chicago,  was  struck  by 
an  express  train  in  that  city  and  instantly  killed  last  November. 

The  alumni  will  all  be  gratified  to  learn  of  the  splendid  rescue 
work  of  the  students  in  connection  with  the  extraordinary  flood 
disaster  that  visited  the  city  of  Delaware,  Tuesday  morning, 
March  25th.  It  would  make  the  hearts  of  all  loyal  alumni  beat 
with  pride  to  hear  the  citizens  express  their  voluntary  acknowl- 
edgments and  unstinted  praise  of  the  courageous  and  effective 
work  of  the  students  on  the  night  of  the  calamity  and  during  the 
succeeding  days.  Fortunately,  no  student  life  was  lost  though 
there  were  some  narrow  escapes  in  connection  with  some  of  the 
more  perilous  rescues.  The  regretted  calamity  has  quickened  the 
already  commendable  mutual  appreciation  and  good  feeling  be- 
tween town  and  gown. 

Miss  Edith  Crates  of  Findlay,  Ohio,  and  Thomas  McConica 
of  Luseland,  Canada,  former  Ohio  Wesleyan  students  were  mar- 
ried in  the  First  M.  E.  Church  Findlay,  in  June.  Their  home  is 


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in  Luseland  where  Mr.  McConica  is  engaged  in  newspaper  work. 

Byron  Beecher  Grimes  of  Delaware  and  Miss  Boneita  Cham- 
bers both  former  students,  were  married  at  East  Orwell,  Ohio,  the 
groom’s  father.  Rev.  J.  F.  Grimes  officiating. 

Mr.  Hugh  D.  Wehrly  a former  Wesleyan  student  well  known 
in  athletic  circles  was  married  to  Miss  Estella  Hyland  of  Cin- 
cinnati, October  17,  1912. 

Fred  R.  Eckley  of  Toledo  and  Mary  May  of  Columbus,  Ohio, 
both  former  popular  Ohio  Wesleyan  students  were  married  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  October  8th.  They  reside  in  Toledo  where 
Mr.  Eckley  is  connected  with  the  Bell  Telephone  Company. 


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1859. 

Dr.  Isaac  Crook,  ripe  in  years  but  full  of  youth,  resides  in 
Spokane,  Washington.  In  October  he  journeyed  to  Ohio  to 
preside  at  the  centennial  celebration  of  the  Ohio  Conference,  held 
at  Columbus  during  the  last  session  of  the  Conference. 

1860. 

Dr.  T.  J.  Scott  and  Mrs.  Scott  celebrated  their  golden  wed- 
ding anniversary  at  their  home,  Cookman  Avenue,  Ocean  Grove, 
N.  J.,  June  26,  1912.  Dr.  Scott  gave  many  years  of  dis- 
tinguished service  as  a missionary  in  India,  being  for  thirty  years 
president  of  Bareilly  Theological  Seminary.  Mrs.  Scott  is  the 
pioneer  woman  educator  of  Indian  women.  The  woman’s  de- 
partment at  Bareilly  is  a monument  to  her  memory.  For  the  past 
eight  years  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  have  made  their  home  at  Ocean 
Grove. 

1862. 

Mrs.  Edward  L.  Buchwalter,  formerly  Clementine  C.  Berry 
(O.  W.  F.  C.),  prominent  club  woman  of  Ohio,  died  at  her 
home  in  Springfield,  November  16,  1912. 

1864. 

Rev.  E.  T.  Wells,  D.D.,  retired  member  of  the  Cincinnati 
Conference,  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Toledo,  October  22, 
1912. 

1867. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Spencer  Booth  of  Columbus  was  reported 
in  Delaware  in  February.  Mr.  Booth  received  the  degree  of 
M.A.  from  the  University  in  1 870. 

1868. 

His  many  friends  will  regret  to  learn  that  John  Williams 
White,  LL.D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of  Greek  in  Harvard,  is 
suffering  from  cancer  of  the  tongue  and  that  a critical  operation 
has  been  necessary. 

1872. 

Report  has  been  recently  received  of  the  death  of  Rev.  W.  U. 
Spencer,  member  of  the  Central  Ohio  Conference,  at  Bowling 
Green,  Ohio,  November  15,  1912. 

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1874. 

Mrs.  Alice  Bentley,  nee  Alice  R.  Clare,  died  recently  at  her 
home  in  East  Broad  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

1879. 

Dr.  F.  B.  Dyer,  for  many  years  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Cincinnati,  has  been  signally  honored  by  his  election  to  the 
superintendency  of  the  public  schools  of  the  city  of  Boston. 

John  Williams  Jones  died  at  his  home  in  Marion,  Ohio,  Fri- 
day, February  14,  1913,  as  the  result  of  a stroke  of  paralysis. 

1881. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Altsman,  D.D.,  retired  minister  of  the  Pittsburg 
Conference,  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Eagle  Rock,  Virginia, 
August  4th,  1912. 


1882. 

Hon.  S.  M.  Taylor,  formerly  Secretary  of  the  State  of  Ohio, 
is  now  United  States  Consul  at  Nottingham,  England. 

1883. 

William  McK.  Vance,  M.A.,  superintendent  of  public  schools, 
Delaware,  Ohio,  recently  prepared  a pamphlet  on  School  Reve- 
nues which  has  been  published  by  the  Ohio  State  Teachers’  As- 
sociation. 


1884. 

Professor  D.  A.  Hayes,  LL.D.,  of  Garrett  Biblical  Institute, 
has  just  published  an  interesting  booklet  on  the  Synoptic  Problem. 

Word  comes  from  India  that  Rev.  William  A.  Mansell,  D.D., 
principal  of  Bareilly  Theological  Seminary,  Bareilly,  India,  died 
March  4th,  1913.  Dr.  Mansell  was  born  at  Moradabad,  India, 
March  30,  1864,  of  missionary  parents.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Mansell.  Coming  to  America  in  boyhood  he  entered  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  *84.  From  Ohio  Wesleyan  he  went  to  Boston 
University  Schol  of  Theology  and  was  graduated  ’89.  Both 
institutions  later  conferred  on  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divin- 

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ity.  In  1890  he  was  transferred  from  the  Ohio  to  the  North 
India  Conference  where  he  labored  until  his  death. 

Dr.  H.  B.  Swartz,  missionary  to  Japan,  delivered  an  address 
before  the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association,  October  18. 

1885. 

Rev.  A.  B.  Austin,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church 
of  Madisonville,  Cincinnati  Conference,  has  just  published  an 
able  volume  of  sermons  by  the  request  of  his  conference. 

1889. 

Major  Clyde  S.  Ford,  M.  D.,  Columbia,  ’94,  a surgeon  in 
the  U.  S.  Army,  is  figured  in  a January  Collier’s  Weekly  as  a 
hero  of  the  Balkan  war.  According  to  Collier’s  Weekly  while 
he  was  traveling  in  Europe,  the  Major  came  upon  the  cholera 
scourged  camps  of  San  Stefano.  With  characteristic  American 
abandon  he  went  to  the  relief  of  the  sufferers  and  rendered 
heroic  service  to  the  stricken  camp. 

Rev.  G.  S.  Madden  of  the  Southern  Calofirnia  Conference 
recently  spent  a month  with  his  parents  in  Ohio,  stopping  off  at 
Delaware  to  visit  his  sister,  Mrs.  R.  B.  Miller,  and  to  greet 
former  friends. 

Rev.  S.  E.  Idleman,  D.D.,  is  the  president  of  Gammon 
Theological  Seminary,  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

1890. 

Rev.  C.  E.  Schenk,  D.D.,  is  the  new  District  Superintendent 
of  the  Cincinnati  District  of  the  Cincinnati  Conference. 

Mrs.  E.  D.  Follwell,  formerly  Miss  Mary  Harris,  and  her 
husband.  Dr.  E.  D.  Follwell,  medical  missionary  in  Korea,  are 
spending  their  furlough  in  Delaware,  Ohio.  Dr.  Follwell  will 
return  to  his  station  at  Pyang  Yang  at  the  end  of  the  year  and 
Mrs.  Follwell  will  remain  in  Delaware  with  their  children  for  the 
completion  of  their  education. 

Grant  M.  Plumb  is  the  new  representative  of  Delaware  County 
in  the  Ohio  Legislature. 

Rev.  Wilbur  N.  Mason,  D.D.,  is  happy  in  his  new  field  as 
president  of  Baker  University,  Baldwin,  Kansas. 

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1892. 

Miss  Ella  Louise  Smith  is  the  organizer  of  the  department  of 
Traveling  Libraries,  Ohio  State  Library. 

William  Rosenzweig  Arnold,  Ph.D.,  is  professor  of  Hebrew 
Language  and  Literature  at  Harvard  University  and  Hitchcock 
Professor  of  Hebrew  Language  and  Literature,  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary. 


1893. 

Franklin  L.  McVey,  LL.D.,  is  making  an  excellent  record  as 
the  new  president  of  the  University  of  North  Dakota. 

Walter  A.  Draper,  who  has  recently  been  elected  president  of 
the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce  for  a third  term,  has  the 
distinction  of  being  the  only  man  who  has  ever  been  chosen 
to  that  office  in  Cincinnati  for  more  than  one  term. 

1894. 

Baroness  Von  Uchtritz,  formerly  Miss  Viola  Lytle,  graduate 
of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  School  of  Music,  daughter  of  J.  R.  Lytle, 
class  of  *68,  died  at  the  home  of  her  parents  in  Delaware,  Ohio, 
August  27th,  1912. 

Bishop  F.  J.  McConnell  and  Mrs.  McConnell,  nee  Eva  H. 
Thomas,  who  were  shut  up  in  Mexico  City  during  the  recent 
conflict  between  the  federal  and  revolutionary  forces,  have  some 
thrilling  experiences  to  recount,  but  escaped  without  harm. 

Rev.  Dr.  George  R.  Grose,  Ohio  Wesleyan  *94,  was  installed 
as  the  eleventh  president  of  DePauw  University  at  Greencastle, 
Ind.,  Wednesday,  April  23rd.  He  succeeds  Dr.  Francis  J.  Mc- 
Connell, of  the  same  class  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan,  who  was  elected 
a Bishop  by  the  last  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  The  ceremonies  were  presided  over  by  Hon. 
Charles  W.  Fairbanks,  Ohio  Wesleyan  *72. 

Dr.  Arthur  H.  Harrop,  professor  of  Latin  in  Denver  Uni- 
versity, gave  a number  of  lectures  before  the  Pennsylvania  Teach- 
ers’ Association  in  October.  On  his  return  trip  he  stopped  off 
for  a brief  visit  in  Delaware.  While  in  the  city  he  delivered  an 
address  before  a joint  meeting  of  the  Students’  Christian 
Associations. 


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1895. 

Frederick  S.  Nave,  LL.B.,  son  of  Rev.  O.  J.  Nave,  ’70, 
former  Justice  of  the  Arizona  Supreme  Court  and  president  of 
the  Arizona  State  Bar  Association,  died  at  his  home  in  Tucsan, 
Arizona,  September  27,  1912. 

W.  F.  Hoyt,  M.A.,  ’05,  after  several  years  as  professor  of 
Science  in  Kansas  Wesleyan,  now  occupies  the  chair  of  Science 
in  the  State  Normal  School,  Peru,  Nebraska, 

Miss.  Ruby  Neville,  M.A.,  ’97,  is  professor  of  Literature  in 
Woman’s  College,  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

Bert  H.  Greiner,  M.S.,  ’02,  is  professor  of  Mathematics  in 
Culver  Military  Academy,  Culver,  Indiana. 

Miss  Margaret  R.  Parsons  is  instructor  in  Latin  and  Greek  in 
the  Shaw  High  School,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Col.  E.  T.  Miller  of  the  Quartermaster’s  Department  of  the 
O.  N.  G.  has  received  much  commendation  for  his  excellent  work 
in  supervising  the  distribution  of  supplies  to  the  flood  sufferers 
during  the  recent  Ohio  floods. 

1897. 

Word  has  just  been  received  in  Delaware  that  Henry  Le 
Daum,  M.A.,  ’04,  professor  of  Modern  Languaejes,  University 
of  North  Dakota,  died  at  Grand  Forks,  North  Dakota,  in  the 
month  of  March,  after  a brief  illness  with  pneumonia. 

Philo  M.  Buck,  M.A.,  professor  of  Rhetoric  in  the  University 
of  Nebraska,  has  published  a work  on  “Social  Forces  in  Modern 
Literature  that  has  received  favorable  comment. 

1899. 

Rev.  B.  F.  Reading,  M.A.,  ’10,  was  appointed  District 
Superintendent,  Delaware  District,  Central  Ohio  Conference,  at 
the  last  session  of  that  conference. 

L.  O.  Hartman,  Ph.D.,  was  recently  appointed  National 
Superintendent  of  Sunday  School  Institute  Work  in  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  Fred  W.  McConnel  is  adjunct  professor  of  English 
Bible  at  Randolph-Macon  Woman’s  College,  Macon,  Ga. 

1900. 

Walter  W.  Marquardt,  B.A.  is  superintendent  of  the  Philip- 

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pine  School  of  Arts  and  Trades,  Manila,  P.  I.  In  addition,  Mr. 
Marquardt  is  contributing  editor  of  the  Philippine  Craftsman  and 
editor  of  the  Assembly  Herald  published  during  the  teachers* 
camps. 

James  E.  Baldridge,  for  several  years  the  efficient  secretary  of 
the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association  of  the  University,  has 
resigned  to  take  up  some  more  permanent  occupation. 

John  W.  Shenk  has  received  the  unique  honor  of  nomination 
by  the  three  leading  parties  of  Los  Angeles,  California,  as  their 
candidate  for  mayor  of  that  city,  thus  assuring  his  election  by  a 
large  majority.  Mr.  Shenk  who  is  a graduate  of  the  Michigan 
Law  Schol  *03  is  at  present  city  solicitor  of  Los  Angeles  and 
his  nomination.,  a spontaneous  tribute  to  the  efficiency  of  his 
administration,  is  a signal  honor. 

1901. 

Miss  Helen  A.  Powers  was  married  to  Mr.  Charles  Bender 
of  Sandusky,  Ohio,  February  22. 

1902. 

Oren  J.  Barnes,  principal  of  the  Newark,  Ohio,  High  School, 
is  vice  president  of  the  Central  Ohio  Teachers’  Association. 

Professor  W.  W.  Sweet,  who  received  his  Doctorate  in  His- 
tory from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  June,  has  published 
his  thesis  under  the  title  “The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and 
the  Civil  War.” 

1903. 

James  H.  Smith  was  married  to  Miss  Ethel  Miller  at  San 
Diego,  California,  on  November  25,  1912. 

1905. 

Miss  Sarah  Cantwell,  M.A.,  ’07,  for  several  years  an  in- 
structor in  Greek  in  Ohio  Wesleyan,  is  now  teaching  in  a girls’ 
school,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Miss  Mary  McFarland  Cantwell,  M.A.,  ’10,  was  married  on 
January  8th,  1913,  to  Rev.  Alexander  McKay  Dick,  of  Dundee, 
Scotland,  missionary  in  South  America.  The  ceremony  was  per- 
formed at  Monte  Video,  Uruguay. 

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Miss  Leona  Powell  is  instructor  in  Economics  at  Vassar. 

William  F.  Bigelow,  who  has  been  a member  of  the  editorial 
staff  of  the  Cosmopolitan  since  his  graduation,  has  for  several 
months  been  acting  editor  of  the  Hearst  Magazine  formerly 
known  as  the  World  Today. 


1906. 

Ellis  F.  Gallant  and  Blanche  F.  Walker  were  married  at 
Delaware,  Ohio,  October  22,  1912,  Rev.  T.  H.  Housel 
officiating. 

The  marriage  of  Samuel  Ray  Dunham  to  Miss  June  Justus 
’10  was  celebrated  at  the  home  of  the  bride,  Lima,  Ohio,  April 
22,  Rev.  E.  S.  Dunham,  father  of  the  groom,  officiating. 

1907. 

The  marriage  of  Otto  M.  Schlabach  to  Eleanor  Hugus,  ’08, 
was  celebrated  at  the  bride’s  home.  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Decem- 
ber 31,  1912,  Professor  W.  W.  Davies  officiating.  Mr.  Schla- 
bach is  an  attorney-at-law.  La  Crosse,  Wis. 

Elba  Kingman  is  the  instructor  in  History  in  the  High  School, 
Lisbon,  Ohio. 

Richard  C.  Nottingham  died  at  Santa  Barbara,  California,  in 

1912,  after  prolonged  illness  with  tuberculosis. 

Miss  Mabel  R.  Carter,  M.A.,  ’08,  is  teaching  Bible  and 
Philosophy,  Woman’s  College,  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Rexroth,  who  has  recently  been  appointed  a 
teacher  in  the  school  at  Budaon,  North  India,  sailed  on  October 

22nd,  1913. 

Arthur  Sapp  is  practicing  law  at  Huntington,  Ind. 

Miss  Katherine  Moore  is  instructor  in  English  and  Elocution 
at  Hope  College,  Holland,  Michigan. 

Miss  Margaret  McKay  Goode  was  married  on  January  22, 

1913,  to  Mr.  Harry  Cox  of  Delaware,  Ohio. 

Announcement  has  been  received  of  the  marriage  in  September 

of  Nellie  Alice  Dye  to  William  Messinger,  a senior  in  the  Chi- 
cago Mdical  College. 

1908. 

Rev.  A.  G.  Schatzman  is  pastor  of  a Methodist  Church, 

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Linden,  N.  J.  Mr.  Schatzman  recently  completed  a course  in 
Drew  Seminary. 

Irwin  R.  Beiler,  for  two  years  Jacob  Sleeper  fellow  of  Boston 
University  in  Germany,  is  teaching  Bible  at  Allegheny  College 
for  the  current  year. 

Murray  T.  Titus  has  just  been  transferred  by  the  recent  con- 
ference from  Reid  Christian  College  to  Bijnor,  U.  P.,  India. 

Mrs.  Oliver  Newell  Craig,  nee  Roxy  Eleanore  Yates,  died  at 
her  home  in  Barberton,  Ohio,  on  June  21,  1912. 

First  Lieutenant  Jason  McVey  Austin,  son  of  Professor  and 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Austin,  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice  Ruth 
Doyen,  daughter  of  Col.  C.  A.  Doyen,  at  the  home  of  the  bride, 
in  Bremerton,  Wash.,  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  April  1 6. 

Mrs.  Stephen  McNeill,  formerly  Miss  Mildren  Crawford, 
died  at  her  home  in  Delaware,  Sunday,  August  25th,  1912,  after 
a prolonged  illness  with  tuberculosis. 

Roe  R.  Mitchell,  who  recently  completed  a course  in  Boston 
University  School  of  Theology,  has  been  appointed  to  Sharon 
Springs,  Troy  Conference. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Eva  Barber  and  Victor  Rohrer,  ’07, 
was  celebrated  on  December  25,  1912. 

Fred  E.  Huntsberger  and  J.  J.  Kirk  ’1  1 have  purchased  the 
University  Book  Store  on  Sandusky  Street  and  will  conduct  a 
general  book  business. 

Miss  Ethel  Benedict  was  married  to  Professor  Harry  Jacques, 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  August  29th,  1912.  Professor  Jacques 
is  the  head  of  the  Department  of  Biology  in  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University. 


1909. 

Miss  Alice  E.  Hollister  was  married  to  Clayton  Elmer  Gabel, 
a missionary  in  India,  at  Bangalore,  December  31st,  1912. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Helen  Lenita  Reddish  to  William  E. 
Betts  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  occurred  in  October,  1912. 

1910. 

A.  P.  Martin  is  studying  law  in  Columbia  University  Law 
School,  New  York  City. 


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Paul  Evans  is  a post-graduate  student  at  Yale  Univeisity. 

Gorden  S.  Batelle  is  membership  secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Dayton,  Ohio. 

Mark  E.  Hutchinson  was  recently  elected  professor  of  Latin 
in  Nebraska  Wesleyan  University. 

Virgil  Turner  is  a student  in  Drew  Theological  Seminary, 
Madison,  N.  J. 

Eagle  Freshwater,  son  of  Judge  B.  F.  Freshwater,  ’77,  is 
now  the  editor  of  the  Democratic  Standard,  Olympia,  Oregon. 

Miss  Sarah  Corwin  Stevenson  is  teaching  History  in  Woman’s 
College,  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

The  marriage  of  Robert  A.  Parrett  of  Washington  C.  H.,  and 
Miss  Anna  Moore,  ’12,  took  place  on  August  1st,  1912. 

1911. 

John  H.  Hollister  is  teaching  Biology  in  Reid  Christian  Col- 
lege, Lucknow,  India. 

Harry  Morehouse  was  married  to  Miss  Ruth  Harps  of  Green- 
field, Ohio,  Tuesday  evening  April  8th.  Their  residence  will  be 
in  Greenfield,  where  Mr.  Morehouse  is  engaged  in  the  manufactur- 
ing business. 

David  J.  Miller  is  taking  a law  course  in  Western  Reserve 
Law  School. 

Miss  Blanche  B.  Andrews  was  recently  married  to  Earl  J. 
Converse. 

R.  W.  Sockman  is  now  head  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  department 
of  Columbia  University. 

E.  R.  Parks  is  a student  in  the  Reserve  Medical  School, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

1912. 

J.  L.  Reed  is  a student  in  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity, New  York  City. 

Miss  Josephine  Anderson  is  instructor  in  Latin  in  the  High 
School  at  Cairo,  Michigan. 

Stewart  Scrimshaw  is  taking  post-graduate  work  in  Erconomics 
at  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 

O.  G.  Jones  is  pursuing  post-graduate  work  in  Economics  at  the 
University  of  Wisconsin. 


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W.  I.  Lacy  is  a missionary,  connected  with  the  Methodist  Pub- 
lishing House,  Shanghai,  China. 

John  Irish  is  engaged  in  missionary  work  in  Hing-wha,  China. 

F.  L.  Dorsey  sailed  recently  for  Otowara,  Japan,  where  he  is 
to  be  an  instructor  in  English. 

W.  L.  Severance  is  instructor  in  Syracuse  High  School,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y. 

G.  L.  Garster  is  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Mendon,  Ohio. 

Mark  Ladd  is  instructor  in  Science  in  the  High  School  at 

Marquette,  Mich. 

Clarence  Turner  is  teaching  Biology  and  Botany  in  the 
Louisville,  Ky.,  High  School. 

Miss  Mabel  Curbs  is  instructor  in  Mathematics,  New  Balti- 
more, Ohio,  High  School. 

Harold  Hoover  is  now  connected  with  a Canton  newspaper. 

The  marriage  of  W.  I.  Dumm  and  Miss  Caroline  Walker  of 
Macomb,  111.,  was  an  event  of  recent  date. 

Miss  Eva  Miller,  *12,  and  Rev.  C.  C.  Ford,  ’10,  were  united 
in  marriage  September  19,  1912,  at  the  bride’s  home  inJPleasant- 
ville,  Ohio,  Professor  R.  B.  Miller  officiating.  Mr.  Ford  is 
pastor  of  a Methodist  Church  in  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Cloyce  Ulrey  was  married  to  Miss  Florence  Mitchell  of  C^n- 
terburg,  Ohio,  on  October  5th,  1912. 

Miss  Rachel  F.  Shobe  died  at  her  home  in  Petersburg,  W. 
Va.,  September  16th,  1912. 

Miss  Willie  Lutz  is  teaching  German  and  English  in  the  High 
School  at  Rushville,  Ohio. 

Miss  Mary  Sycks  recently  accepted  a good  position  in  the 
Chillicothe  High  School. 


COMMENCEMENT. 

The  Commencement  season  will  be  observed  this  year  with  the 
usual  exercises,  Saturday,  June  7th  to  Wednesday,  June  1 1 th. 
The  program  of  events  offered  will  be  unusually  varied  and  ex- 
cellent. Programs  in  detail  will  be  distributed  to  all  the  alumni 
through  the  mails. 


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ADVANCE  ANNOUNCEMENTS. 


1 he  Art  Department  will  present  its  Annual  Exhibit  in  Lyon 
Hall,  Saturday,  10:00  a.  m. — 5:00  p.  m.  and  Monday  10:30 
a.  m. — 5 :00  p.  m. 

The  School  of  Music  announces  two  recitals  by  graduates  and 
advanced  students  to  be  given  in  Sanborn  Hall,  Saturday  and 
Monday,  4:00  p.  m.  Admission  by  ticket  only. 

A Joint  Concert  will  be  given  in  Gray  Chapel  Saturday  eve- 
ning by  the  undergraduate  musical  organizations  of  the  University. 

The  Baccalaureate  Sermon  will  be  delivered  by  President 
Herbert  Welch,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Sunday,  June  8th. 

The  Annual  Address  before  the  Students’  Christian  Associa- 
tions will  be  delivered  by  the  Rev.  Luther  Freeman,  D.D.,  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio, 
Sunday  evening. 

The  Final  Chapel  and  Recognition  Service  with  award  of  tro- 
phies and  prizes  and  announcements  of  college  honors  will  be  held 
Monday  morning,  June  9th.  In  recognition  of  their  semi-centen- 
nial reunion  the  members  of  the  class  of  ’63  are  invited  to  occupy 
places  of  honor  on  the  platform  at  this  service. 

A new  and  unique  feature  of  the  Commencement  season  will 
be  the  presentation  of  a Greek  drama  by  the  students  of  the  de- 
partment of  Greek.  The  play,  the  Iphigenia  in  Tauris,  will  be 
presented  in  Gray  Chapel,  Monday  evening,  June  9th. 

This  will  be  the  first  presentation  of  the  kind  in  the  history  of 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan.  The  costumes  will  be  rich  and  historically 
correct.  The  stage  chorus  of  fifteen  under  the  instruction  of  Pro- 
fessor Edith  Moodie  of  the  department  of  Physical  Education, 
will  be  supported  by  a chorus  of  forty  voices  under  the  direction 
of  Professor  Charles  M.  Jacobus,  Director  of  the  School  of  Mu- 
sic. The  .music  to  be  used  was  specially  prepared  for  this  drama 
by  Professor  Clarke  of  Philadelphia.  An  excellent  English 
translation  of  the  play  has  been  prepared  for  the  occasion. 

The  Alumni  Convocation  will  be  a new  feature  of  special  in- 
terest to  the  alumni.  This  will  be  held  in  the  Chapel  Annex 
Tuesday,  Alumni  Day,  9:00  to  10:15  a.  m.  1 he  following 

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program  for  the  discussion  of  college  questions  has  been  arranged: 

1 heme : The  College  Through  Alumni  Eyes. 

(a)  Curriculums  Old  and  New.  Paper,  William  McClain, 

A.B.  ’93,  M.A.  ’95,  superintendent  of  schools,  Washington  C. 
H.,  Ohio. 

(2)  Extra  Curriculum  Values.  Paper.  Rev.  Alpheus  B. 
Austin,  A.B.  ’85,  D.D.  ’ll,  pastor  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  Madisonville,  Ohio. 

(c)  Alma  Mater  and  Her  Daughters.  Paper.  Sallie  Har- 
his-Sears,  A.B.  ’83,  Bucyrus,  Ohio. 

These  papers,  brief  and  suggestive  in  character,  will  be  fol- 
lowed by  a general  discussion. 

The  Annual  Business  Meeting  of  the  Association  will  be  held 
in  the  same  place  at  10:!  5,  immediately  following  the  Convoca- 
tion. The  report  of  the  special  committee  on  the  revision  of  the 
constitution  of  the  Association  will  be  considered. 

The  Alumni  Luncheon  will  be  held  as  usual  at  I 2 :00  m,  on 
Tuesday,  Alumni  Day. 

Athenaeum,  Castalian  and  Clionian  Literary  Society  halls 
will  be  open  to  visiting  Alumnae,  Monday,  June  9,  6:15  to 
7:30  p.  m. 

The  Quinquennial  Reunions  of  the  classes  of  ’58,  ’63,  ’68, 
’73,  ’78.  ’83,  ’88,  ’93,  ’98,  ’03,  '08,  will  be  held  6:00  p. 
m.  Tuesda3^  Alumni  Day. 

As  usual  the  President’s  Reception  and  the  Promenade  Con- 
cert will  be  held  on  the  Campus  Tuesday  evenmg. 

The  Commencement  Oration  will  be  delivered  Wednesday 
9:00  a.  rn.  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Parkes  Cadman,  D.D.,  Pastor 
Central  Congreagtional  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

The  Athletic  Association  announces  three  games  of  baseball  as 
follows : 

Saturday,  3:00  p m.  O.  W.  L.  vs.  Wooster. 

Monday,  3:30  p m.  O.  W.  U.  vs.  Ohio  State. 

Tuesday,  4:00  p.  m.  O.  W.  U.  vs.  Alumni. 


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